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Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.

Born

May 23, 1928

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died

Oct 25, 2013

Known For

Acting

Movies

71 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

as Lord Birkenhead
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

as Major Jack Downing
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981

as Peter Hartman
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Col. Hamilton-Brown
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984

as Silas Scrooge
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

as The Duke of Norfolk
Phase IV

Phase IV

1974

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

as Montgomery
Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986

as Giustiniani
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
1981 • as Lord Birkenhead
★ 6.8
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
1960 • as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 • as Major Jack Downing
★ 6.4
Nighthawks
Nighthawks
1981 • as Peter Hartman
★ 6.4
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
1979 • as Col. Hamilton-Brown
★ 6.1
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1984 • as Silas Scrooge
★ 7.5
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1966 • as The Duke of Norfolk
★ 7.3
Phase IV
Phase IV
1974 • as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
★ 6.3
Dracula
Dracula
1974 • as Van Helsing
★ 6.3
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977 • as Montgomery
★ 5.7
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
1986 • as Giustiniani
★ 6.1
Without a Clue
Without a Clue
1988 • as Lord Smithwick
★ 6.7
Longitude
Longitude
2000 • as Sir Charles Pelham
★ 7.4
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
1971 • as Gruber
★ 6.5
Play Dirty
Play Dirty
1969 • as Capt. Cyril Leech
★ 6.3
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 • as Sgt Driscoll
★ 6.8
Life at the Top
Life at the Top
1965 • as Mottram
★ 5.9
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 • as Mr. Thornton
★ 6.3
No Blade of Grass
No Blade of Grass
1970 • as John Custance
★ 5.3
Villain
Villain
1971 • as Bob Matthews
★ 6.2
The London Connection
The London Connection
1979 • as Arthur Minton
★ 7.8
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 • as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Assassination
The Assassination
1972 • as CIA Official
★ 6.8
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 • as Lord Bothwell
★ 6.7
The Third Secret
The Third Secret
1964 • as Lew Harding
★ 6.2
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
1969 • as Richardson
★ 5.3
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1959 • as 1st Commercial Traveller
★ 6.7
Mosley
Mosley
1998 • as Lord Rothermere
★ 6.0
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers
1996 • as Lord Blackstock
★ 5.6
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 • as De Soto
★ 6.1
Living Free
Living Free
1972 • as George Adamson
★ 6.6
The Mind of Mr. Soames
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970 • as Dr. Maitland
★ 5.5
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
1963 • as Police Inspector
★ 6.2
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980 • as Colonel George Grenfell
★ 5.0
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966 • as Parkington
★ 5.4
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
2001 • as Daniel Peggotty
★ 6.3
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair
1968
★ 5.1
La vuelta del Coyote
La vuelta del Coyote
1998 • as César de Echagüe
★ 7.0
Sebastian
Sebastian
1968 • as Gen. Phillips
★ 6.4
The Regent's Wife
The Regent's Wife
1974 • as Álvaro Mesía
★ 4.8
Charley-One-Eye
Charley-One-Eye
1973 • as The Bounty Hunter
★ 5.0
Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do
1963 • as Mr. Strang
★ 7.0
Lunch Hour
Lunch Hour
1962 • as Personnel Manager
★ 6.8
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 • as Theseus
★ 5.5
movie
The Apple Cart
1975 • as King Magnus
Desert Mice
Desert Mice
1959 • as Army Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.2
movie
Strata
1983 • as Victor
★ 3.0
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973 • as Sir Harry Wotton
★ 6.2
Cry of the Innocent
Cry of the Innocent
1980 • as Gray Harrison Hunt
★ 6.0
The Cutter
The Cutter
1992
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1967 • as Lesgate
★ 7.5
Othello
Othello
1955 • as Lodovico
★ 8.7
The Biko Inquest
The Biko Inquest
1984 • as Colonel Goosen
★ 7.0
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986 • as Supt. Hannam
★ 5.8
The Verdict
The Verdict
1964 • as Larry Mason
★ 7.0
movie
An Inspector Calls
1984 • as Arthur Birling
★ 4.5
The Uppercrust
The Uppercrust
1981 • as Pigel
★ 5.3
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000 • as Major cowpat
★ 7.0
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 • as Sturdevan
★ 6.3
movie
Hotel Shanghai
1997 • as Butler
★ 8.0
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
1963 • as Dino Steffano
★ 4.1
In the Cool of the Day
In the Cool of the Day
1963 • as Leonard Groves
★ 5.8
The Bone Yard
The Bone Yard
1964 • as Inspector Potter
★ 9.0
South Riding
South Riding
1974
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977 • as Driscoll
★ 4.6
Black Trash
Black Trash
1976 • as Lt. Ben Deel
★ 5.2
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024 • as Self (archive footage)
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998 • as Don César de Echagüe, padre
★ 5.0
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
1968 • as Robert Larkin
★ 9.5
movie
Shotgun
1966 • as Joshua
movie
The Circus Connection
1996 • as Stadnicki